13-letter words containing s, o, l, y
- conspicuously — easily seen or noticed; readily visible or observable: a conspicuous error.
- constellatory — Astronomy. any of various groups of stars to which definite names have been given, as Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Boötes, Cancer, Orion. the section of the heavens occupied by such a group.
- constituently — serving to compose or make up a thing; component: the constituent parts of a motor.
- constrainedly — forced, compelled, or obliged: a constrained confession.
- consumability — able or meant to be consumed, as by eating, drinking, or using: consumable goods.
- consumptively — In a consumptive manner.
- contentiously — tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome: a contentious crew.
- contrastingly — to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purposes, etc., of: Contrast the political rights of Romans and Greeks.
- contrastively — tending to contrast; contrasting. contrastive colors.
- convalescency — convalescence
- convulsionary — of or affected with convulsion.
- conway's life — Conway's Game of Life
- core analysis — Core analysis is the process of studying a sample of rock in a laboratory.
- corrosibility — corrodibility
- cost analysis — an economic evaluation
- costimulatory — Of or pertaining to co-stimulation.
- coterminously — having the same border or covering the same area.
- country blues — acoustic folk blues with a guitar accompaniment
- courtesy call — a formal visit
- crayola books — (publication) A humorous and/or disparaging term for the rainbow series of National Computer Security Center (NCSC) computer security standards. See also Orange Book.
- crustaceology — The branch of zoology dealing with crustaceans.
- cryobiologist — A biologist who specializes in cryobiology.
- cryptoanalyst — Alternative form of cryptanalyst.
- cryptoclastic — (of minerals and rocks) composed of microscopic fragments
- crystalloidal — Relating to a crystalloid.
- cyclodialysis — a surgical procedure in the treatment of glaucoma whereby an opening is created between the anterior chamber and the suprachoroidal space in order to alleviate pressure
- cyclosilicate — any silicate in which the SiO 4 tetrahedra are linked to form rings.
- cyclospermous — having the embryo curled around the central albumen
- cyclostrophic — pertaining to atmospheric motion in which the centripetal acceleration exactly balances the horizontal pressure force.
- cylindraceous — having a form similar to a cylinder
- cytochalasins — Plural form of cytochalasin.
- cytoskeletons — Plural form of cytoskeleton.
- dactylozooids — Plural form of dactylozooid.
- dalton system — a method of progressive education whereby students contract to carry through on their own responsibility the year's work as divided up into monthly assignments.
- decarboxylase — an enzyme that catalyses the removal of carbon dioxide from a compound
- deely boppers — hairband with two bobbing antennae-like attachments
- deleteriously — In a deleterious manner; harmfully.
- demythologise — to divest of mythological or legendary attributes or forms, as in order to permit clearer appraisal and understanding: to demythologize the music dramas of Richard Wagner for modern listeners.
- dermatoplasty — any surgical operation on the skin, esp skin grafting
- dialypetalous — (of flowers) having distinct petals
- dichlamydeous — (of a flower) having a corolla and calyx
- dichotomously — divided or dividing into two parts.
- dimensionally — Mathematics. a property of space; extension in a given direction: A straight line has one dimension, a parallelogram has two dimensions, and a parallelepiped has three dimensions. the generalization of this property to spaces with curvilinear extension, as the surface of a sphere. the generalization of this property to vector spaces and to Hilbert space. the generalization of this property to fractals, which can have dimensions that are noninteger real numbers. extension in time: Space-time has three dimensions of space and one of time.
- dioristically — in a dioristic manner
- disemployment — to put out of work; cause to become unemployed.
- dishonourably — (British) alternative spelling of dishonorably.
- disobediently — In a disobedient manner.
- disobligatory — not obligatory
- disobligingly — So as to disoblige.
- disordinately — in a manner that lacks order